Washington Parish Energy Center

Brownfield

Washington, Louisiana · MISO

DC Readiness
64.6
Good / 100

Washington Parish Energy Center is a brownfield datacenter candidate site in Washington, Louisiana, interconnecting through MISO. It screens at 64.6/100 DC Readiness with a catalogued 655 MW of candidate capacity and a 1.4 yrs average interconnection-queue wait.

Power & interconnection

Available capacity655 MW
LMP zoneMISO_LOUISIANA
Wholesale LMP$32.39/MWh
Utility commercial rate0.11¢/kWh

Speed to power

ISO / RTO regionMISO
Queue depth176
Avg queue wait1.4 yrs
Recent queue wait1.4 yrs
Completion rate18%
Withdrawal rate82%

Connectivity

Nearest IXPEdgeConneX New Orleans (EDCSLI01)
IXP distance36.3 mi
Fiber providers6
Fiber coverage74.8%
Nearest cloud providerGCP
Nearest cloud regionus-south1
Cloud region distance427.1 mi

Site characteristics

Site typeBrownfield
Parcel ownerEntergy Louisiana LLC
Land owner typeprivate
Buildability100.0/100
Land cover (NLCD)Developed, High Intensity
Former usegas
Existing capacity655 MW

Risk & environment

Flood zoneZone X
Water stress (WRI)0.60
Wetlands (NWI)Clear
Critical habitatClear
Superfund nearbyPresent
Superfund siteCALPINE CORP FORMERLY WPEC
Hazard sub-score32/100
Construction cost index69.6 (avg 100)

Location context

Nearest datacenterEdgeConneX New Orleans (EDCSLI01)
DC distance36.3 mi
Nearest rail2.8 mi
Nearest gas pipeline1.1 mi
Nearest fiber route66.3 mi
County hazard (FEMA NRI)Very High (58)
DC tax incentiveYes (sales_tax_exemption)
Commercial electricity10.86¢/kWh
Industrial electricity9.56¢/kWh
Cooling degree days2,700
Heating degree days1,700
Land price / acre$3,980
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Incentive detail: Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) up to 80% property tax abatement for 10 years.

Full DC Readiness breakdown

All 13 weighted sub-scores (0–100) behind the composite DC Readiness score.

Power availability20%
48
Speed to power15%
62
Fiber connectivity12%
69
Energy cost10%
88
Water risk8%
88
Natural hazard8%
32
Buildability7%
100
Labor market4%
50
DC cluster4%
40
Land / acreage3%
58
Construction cost3%
92
Gas pipeline2%
97
Tax incentive2%
100
Climate / cooling2%
0

Nearby comparable sites

Other scored datacenter candidate sites in Washington, ranked by DC Readiness.

Sites near Washington Parish Energy Center
SiteTypeVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
MC KNIGHTSubstation-Adjacent500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs68.9
UNKNOWN112451Substation-Adjacent230 kV300 MW1.4 yrs66.0
Greenfield (MC KNIGHT - DANIEL STATION)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs65.7
Greenfield (FRANKLIN - BOGALUSA)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs64.7
Greenfield (MC KNIGHT - DANIEL STATION)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs63.6
Greenfield (FRANKLIN - BOGALUSA)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs60.6
Greenfield (MC KNIGHT - DANIEL STATION)Greenfield500 kV1,000 MW1.4 yrs60.0
OZ WashingtonGreenfield——1.4 yrs57.5

Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.

Figures are screening estimates derived from public infrastructure data. Catalogued capacity reflects theoretical candidate capacity, not deliverable or committed interconnection. Confirm all values with the utility, ISO, and on-the-ground due diligence.

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